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Three in one
Croatian Design Exhibition 23/24
1st price Ars Publicae 2016

What if you never
had to be thirsty in the city?

Imagine public spaces where clean drinking water is as accessible as Wi‑Fi.

No buying plastic bottles, no wandering into cafés, no hiding in air-conditioned malls. Just you, the city, and one simple place – where water flows.

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Thirst in the city
is not just about comfort

In summer we hide in the shade, in winter in closed spaces. When we're hungry, we know where to go. 

When we're thirsty – we buy plastic.

Although water is a public good, in cities we often can't simply access it. If you're not in a café, shop, or home – a glass of clean drinking water becomes a luxury.

Meanwhile, millions of single-use bottles end up in bins, containers, rivers, and the sea. All for one sip.

Thirst is temporary.
The trace of plastic remains for decades.

What does a city
that thinks about thirst      look like?

It's a city where you don't search for water – it waits for you.

On Playgrounds, in school yards, on seaside promenades, in parks, camps and marinas.

A city where a glass of drinking water is your natural right, not an additional cost.

A city that offers a source instead of plastic.

One answer
to many small thirsts

Vodek was designed from this very question:
why is the simplest drink in the world sometimes the hardest to reach?

Vodek is a public fountain that:

All in one calm, unobtrusive form that easily fits into a square, school, promenade, park or marina. It can be in any color you wish, or it can be in a simple stainless steel finish. 

All you have to do is press the button on the top or the bottle on the side, and the water will flow. Cheers! 

With your press, fresh water will also flow to the animals, and you can always empty the vessel by simply pressing.

Three thirsts, one place.

Water.
Let it flow in your place too.

Less plastic,
more water

Every Vodek replaces dozens of plastic bottles every day that no one will miss.

Instead of buying water – you pour it.

0
water sources on one Vodek
0
places where
you won't be thirsty
0
plastic bottles
less every day

Add one more Vodek to the city and day by day the difference becomes visible:
less waste, fewer trucks carrying bottles, fewer baskets full of packaging
and more people simply drinking water.

Vodek logo

Design that doesn't impose,
but is remembered

Vodek was created in Zadar, as a Croatian answer to a simple question:
how can a public fountain be both functional and beautiful, both durable and quiet?

Its form is neutral enough to fit anywhere, but recognizable enough to be spotted from a distance.

Croatian Design Exhibition 23/24
1st price Ars Publicae 2016
Protected Croatian Design

Made of stainless steel and adapted to street life – rain, sun, and everything public space brings.

Ideal locations for Vodek

City administrations
Municipalities
Utility companies
Schools
Kindergartens
Universities
Sports fields
Parks
Camps
Marinas
Public institutions
Promenades

See where Vodek is already installed →

Where would Vodek
make sense in your city?

Maybe in front of a school, maybe by a Playground,
maybe along promenades and bike paths.

The best place for Vodek is where people are – and their thirst.

If you already have a place in mind, contact us:

vodimekvodi@vodek.hr vodek.hr @vodek.fountain
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